Alfa romeo Is comeing back!!!!!!!!!!!

[FerrariF50]

Comeing back to the U.S.! I love Alfa great cars...They will be back in 2005....I sent a email to Fiat.com.uk to see if Fiat would never plan on comeing to the U.S. market this is the email I got back...

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your enquiry through our Buy@fiat website.

Fiat Auto UK have no information available on any planned return to the
American market by the Fiat Group.

The Alfa romeo Group will however, be returning to the USA in 2005.

Please find below an address and telephone number for Fiat in America, who
will be able to help you with your questions and advise you on any plans
that Fiat might have to return to the USA.

Fiat USA Inc
Suite 2703,
315 Park Avenue,
New York.
NY1 10152-0082

Tel 1-212-3552600
Fax 1-212-3082968

As there is not an authorised Fiat dealer or parts distributor on the USA
mainland you could also try contacting the address below in order to find
out what may be available through them.
Pearman Watlington & Co Ltd
P O Box HM 840
Hamilton HM CX
Bermuda

Tel: 001441-295 3232
Fax: 001441-295 6694

Kind Regards,

Fiat Auto UK


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[Random Nonsense]

Alfa's are nice 156 estate is IMO best looking AFFORDABLE car around!

one of the old alfa's has just about the nicest sounding engine on earth, its a V6, I WANT ONE

[FerrariF50]

Originally posted by Random Nonsense
Alfa's are nice 156 estate is IMO best looking AFFORDABLE car around!

one of the old alfa's has just about the nicest sounding engine on earth, its a V6, I WANT ONE

Yeah most Affordable cars teand to be butt ugly...But the Alfa seems to be in it's own little world with styleing

[Kaitain]

I spent last summer driving 'round in my Dad's 156 (saloon, not estate. Far better looking).

It's quite fun to drive. Engine starts to sound really sweet at about 4000revs. Has positive gearbox (manual - didn't try the silly-speed). Nice handling. Slightly mushy power steering.

It looks great from afar, but (owners perception) it has an awful lot of problems:

It has a built-in rattle. Not covered by warranty
It has designed-in putty-soft paint, with lousy finish. Not covered by warranty.
It's engine has pretty badly implemented variable valve timing. Basically to get it to pull away without stalling, you need to give it revs. To any non-Alfa drivers, it sounds like you're thrashing the t!ts off it. Everybody who drives one says the same - it's not just my driving
Cost of high-revs = high thirst for oil
Other things like doors not being quite straight, internal finish being naff, seats wearing v quickly, aircon unit making wierd noises. Of course, none of this is covered by the warranty.

Oh, and if the dealer promises free courtesy car or collect and return servicing, leave, 'cos it won't happen.

Couple of minor bits: Forget looking out of the back window - it's the size of a postage stamp. Best use your wing mirrors for reversing.
Forget using your wing-mirrors - the tear-drop shape's very much form over function, and creates a huge blind-spot. Also, they're the size of postage stamps. Best use your back window for reversing.
If you do decide to reverse this beast, remember that however long or wide the car seems to be, there's another 6" of each that you can't see (due to the blind-spots).

Random: my mate's dad has an Alfa SUD (the one with the V6 you love). It sounds great and goes like brown-stuff off a shovel Lucky b.....

[surlyjoe]

man the GTV-6's were little rockets! , I hopre they have something like that instore, has anyone else ever seen the little V8's they made that looked like a little ferrari or lambo? what model was that? they sure were slick

[surlyjoe]

ahhh yes the Montreal

[Random Nonsense]

Kaitain, i need his name, address and whether its alarmed

seriously tho, you know what they cost roughly? i know they old, and i LOVE old cars!

one engine that im familiar with, 998cc A-Series....... used to scare the crap outta my friends 1st time they went for a drive in my car....... sounds like a giant angry hornet